Look to the heavens

It just occurred to me that some of you might not have seen the comet. Comet 17/P Holmes is normally very dim but in late October it flared up to naked-eye visibility. It is still visible with the naked eye, but it is much better in even the smallest and cheapest binoculars, where it shows up as a huge patch of fuzz. (Believe me, my binoculars are both small and cheap.) And it's not hard to find--takes about 30 seconds even if you don't know any constellations at all. Here's a comet-finding guide I put together.


In related news, I've been taking pictures of the moon through my telescope. The best ones are posted on my Flickr page.


Well, this is Letters to London, not Letters From Space, so here's your value added. I found this in a folder full of fossil pictures. This was a while ago--we were in Berkeley, London was still using a bottle, and he was quite a bit smaller than he is now. I noticed at the park yesterday that my tiny tiger has suddenly turned into a long-legged lanky little boy. He just looks short because his pants are so wide! More pix to come soon...